Friday, May 27, 2011

Onesie Dress

Yet another thing I made for my Sister In Law's baby. I just love how it turned out. I used this tutorial from Love To Create. It was super easy and I love how it looks.

First I folded my onesie in half and drew a line across.

I measured around the body of the onesie and added 1 inch for seam allowance. Then I cut a strip 2 1/2 inches by that measurement. I sewed it into a tube and pressed open the seam. I then pressed it with the seam in the middle before turning it. After I turned it right side out I repressed it with the seam in the middle.

I cut my main piece to be 42" long and 9" wide. I made a bottom hem then did a gathering stitch along the top. I pined it to my "belt" piece and sewed it around. I then carefully pinned it around my onesie and sewed along the top.

Here is my final product. I was concerned about the purple fabric at first but I really liked it once I saw it all finished. Sorry I didn't take more pics of the process. Sometimes its hard to remember to stop and take a picture before moving on.